Coin purse and the like



sept. 3o', 1952 D. H. JUNE 2,612,200

COIN P URSE AND THE LIKE Filed March 10, 1950 INVENToR. DAVID H. J UNEPatented Sept. 30, 1952 OFFICE.

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.This1invention.relates to anduseful im, movements inxpurses .andthe'ilike, .and has for its principal obiectthe .provision of a.latchable purse ihavingsecufred therein'ia pocket for vbills @11d .thelike fand .beneathpthe .pocket a space ffor coins.

Another .Object of the. invention is. to construct .and arrangethefpurseso that .the .-pocket..and @Qin v,space are .located inlone of. twofolding mein.- bers l andthe other` .member is ladapted .to receivethetcoinsas .thevare shaken from .their lodging place.

Still another object .'of .the invention is to securefthe. pocket inplacieysolaslto provide for. increasingthe spaoeavaiiable.forcoins.

A-"flllther". vobject .of .the .invention is. tov com struct-thepurseso. as to provide .forthe eco,-` nomical .manufacture thereof.` 1l' f :For ffurthercomprehension' .of the invention, and of the objectsvand advantages.thereoffrefe erence will. be had to theV followingdescription and accompanying drawings; .anditothe appends. ed .claims inwhich. the variousv novel .features of. the yinvention are. more.particularlyset forth.

In. theaccompanying .drawingsfpformingl a .mae terial. part of. thisdisclosure:r

l Fig. v1 is' a perspective .vieW- ofothepurse lin its closed position.;

UFi'g. 2 isaperspectve .View @inthe purse ,inits openposition;,y

-:Eig. 3 is an enlarged'sectional .view taken' on the line 3 3 of Fig.1.

.iigv 4 .isasectonal .view .taken on y.theline .4T-4

in accordance with .a modification of v.ti-Ie'present'l invention.

Fig. '7 is an' enlargedperspective-viewof .the

purse shown in Fig. 6 in its open position.

vFig. 8 isan :enlarged partial. sectional-.liview taken.on.theiine18+..8of Fig-L6..-

l Fig. 10 isA an. enlargeddetailedplanv viewilof.

oneof rthehinge conneotionssemployed' in .the form of the inventions'hovvninliligsto 9.

Fig. 11 is an openperspectiveview ofjthe purse or the likeAcons'itru'ctei Yina odor-glance with -a rfur- Cigarette case.;

.Fia 1.2.

purse of Fig. li1 iriis closed position.

v aree@ sectionalf'viev. Qthe geminis. (o1. 15in-.3m

The purseorl the-like vin, accordance' with the first fprmof theinvention illustrated in Figs. 1 to '-5, includes a 'pairlof likeshellsv AI0 and II .of plastic -or reinfforcd leather or fabric, leachhav.- ing one open end. The shells yIll .and..II .are

' 'bounded ony their thr-ee sides,l except at .their open ends, byinwardlydirected side vWalls` I2. The free ends of the side walls. I2..are .formed with overlapped lugs. I3, see particularly Fig." 5,formed-with `aligned holes through'-which pivot I'4'extend pivotallyconnecting the 'shells I0 and yII"together.The pivot pins. Mare inendalignment 'so' thatthe shells? I I) .and I I'. can be freelypivotedobetween open andlclos'ed posi.- tions.VAI ConcentricallyWoundupon the` shank-.of

` each of the' pins-'rl4,-within the. shells-.'llaand II,

there is a spring I5. The free endsof .the springs I5 are extended inopposite-directions along' the inner-faces of the side wallsI2-offtheshells I0 and I-Iand are engaged with lugs I'Iiv soi as toexert a force tending to urg'ethe .shells .toftheir open 'positionshownin"F-'ig.`12 1 f The Walls I2` of shells Il) and Usare thickenedsomewhat atthe outer lends of the shells .as .at ITV-andgvl to `providefor. means I to -latch .the shells their ,closed position. shown in-Fig. 1. The thickened-,portion "FI V'is provided... with. .a latchingpinI9 projecting-vertically therefrom. saidy pin havingl ltherein atransverse notch. 20,

seelFigs. 2 and The thickened'portion1.8 is

provided Within ho1e`2| to receive the. pin I9` and withla'slot Hatright angles to, and encompass.-

ing themidg-lengthportionof said hole'. *Mount-` ed in the slot 22' isva latching-sli'de having .a portion thereof extending outwardlvlbeyond'lthe respectiveV side Wall l2 for vengageifrien't by. theiing'ersa'nd a por-tion 2 3a.' extending :upward withe inthe Ywail I 2."Th'e upwardly .extendinglportion 2321s actedon' by a leaf -gspring 24".Whichtensions-'the slide 2.3 outward.v The slide 23:.`haS therein va'slot '25 through ywhich 'projects the pin IS'W-hen-the Vparts are inthe rposition of Fig.,.3.

"The constructionis such that'the Yedge ofislot.- 25 -in the slide' 23isnorxnally held inthe notch 2ul 'ifnipin" for-oy the-spring 24',.iaihingairie vparte inthe position of Figs. 1 and 3., but if the .slide23 is pushed inwardly bytheA lingers, .thelpin I9 is'freedandfthegsp'ring's lists/ing' the .Shells IQ and II to thelopenl positionshown "in :Fig 2.`

A The shell' Ilhas secured therein inganyisuit.- able 4mannersuch as vbydecorative.v rivets 26; a pocket 2I`,l for 'paper-bills and the rlike,ofA leather or thelike; Ihepocket 21 is'ofv the usua'lf con.-

vstrllim andA has aprotectiveclosing.'flap' 2Q held" in closed positionyloyan ordinary *snap 3 fastener 29. The pocket 2l 1s secured to theshell along its edges but the edge thereof adjacent shell ||l is leftfree so that a space 3i! for lcoins is provided therebeneath.

The construction is such that the purse, having been opened as describedabove, the bills in the pocket 2'| can be obtained by opening the flap28, Vlrand the coins can be obtained simply by shaking them-from the-space into the shell I0 where theA correct one yor ones can readily be-picked out. u

In order 'to seal the 'purse when the same is in the closed position ofFig. 1, that is to say, seal the 'open ends of the shells I0 and theshells may be lined in any suitable manner. Preferably, however., astrip 3| of leather or the like, is secured to both shells between theside walls |2 by rows of decorative rivets 32, so that the strip 3|assumes the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3 in the closed position ofthe purse. p

In the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 6 to 10, the purseis of a different construction and is comprised of shells 40 and 4| eachof which is comprisesd of a C-shaped frame 42.

The frames 42 have their open sides directed toward one another, and areformed of channelshaped metallic material and have their open sidesdirected inward.

T he main body of the purse is formed of a piece of leather 43 of alength corresponding to the combined length of the frames 42 when intheir open position. The peripheral edges, ofthe 54 is mounted Withinthe frame 42 of the shell 4| and Within that frame, the slide 54 has aspring 55 integrally projecting from one side thereof, see Fig. 9. Thefree en-d of the spring 55 is secured to the frame 42 by rivets 56 forurging the slide 54 into a position in which a hole 51 in that slidewill be out of alignment with the hole 53 of the frame. The free end ofthe pin 5'| is slightly rounded so that, when the shells 4|) and '4| arebeing closed the free end of the pin 5| will enter the h'ole 53 and movethe slide vagainst the action of the spring 55 vso that the :l 40 and 4|in their closed position.

Theslide 54 has a portion 54a projecting outwardly beyond the frame 42of the shell 4| by which the slide 54 can be urged inward against pieceof leather 43 are extended intothe open f sidesv of the frames 42, afterbeing doubled over upon themselves, see Fig. 8, and the frames areclamped about those edge portions to mount the frames thereon.

Within the shell 4|, there is provided superimposed pieces of leather 44and 45 which also have their edge portions clamped in position Withinthe frame of that shell and which form a pocket for folded paper money.The piece of leather 44 continues into a flap portion 44a which isarranged to be releasably attached to the outer face of the piece ofleather 45 by a snap fastener 46 for closing the open side of the billpocket Whichfaces the shell 40. The pieces of leather are shaped toprovide a space 41, see Fig. 8, between the adjacent faces of the pieceof leather 43 andthe piece of leather 44 Within the shell 4| forcontaining coins in the closed. position ofV the purse. When the purseis in the open posiy tion shown in Fig. '1the coins can be shaken fromthe space 41 intothe shell 40 where they can be easily7 seen to bepicked out. I v

The adjacent ends of the frames 42 `of the shells 40 and 4| are formedwith overlapped lugs 48formed with aligned holes through whichpivot pins49 are passed." The pins 49 are in end alignt ment so that the shells 40and 4| can be freely pivo-ted between open and closed positions.Concentrically wound upon the shanks of the pins 4 9 there are springs50 which have theirends projected into the open ends of the frames 42for urging the shells 40 and 4| into their open position shown in Fig.7.

Latch means is provided for retaining the shellsA 40 and 4| in theirclosed position againstithe action of the springs 50. The latch means iscomprised of a pin 5| which is formed with a notch 52 and which projectsfrom the inner face of the frame 42 `of the shell 4|). The frame 42ofthe shell4| is formed with a complementary Yhole 53 for receiving thefree end of the pin 5| in the closed position of the shells 40 and 4|. Asl1de the action of the spring 55, to align the hole 51 of the slidewith the hole 53 of the frame 42 and free the pin 5| so that the shell40 can be urged to the open position with relation to the shell 4|, asseen in Fig. 7. From the dotted line 58, in Fig. 9, it is apparent thatthe edge portions of the pieces of leather 43, 44 and 45 are cut outwithin the frame 42 of the shell 4| to provide clearance for the slide54 and related parts.

The inner periphery of the frame 42 of the shell 40 is formed with aright angular inwardly directed flange 59 which engages'the inneryperiphery of the frame 42 of the shell 4|, see Fig. 8, in the closedposition of the shells to retain the shells against lateral shifting. A

The further modification of the invention shown in Figs.,ll and 12 issimilar to that illustrated in Figs. l to 5 except that the shells llland are rectangular in shape. In addition, the bill pocket 2l', withinthe shell I0' is smaller than the bill pocket 2'| of the rst form of theinvention to provide space Within that shell |0 for sorting the coinsshaken from the space 30beneath the bill pocket 21.

The shell is provided with a cigarette case 60. The case 60 may be ofany material andv of any desired form and has a pair of tabs 6| at theclosed end thereof, said tabs being secured to the thickened portion I8'of the side wall |2 of the shell Thus the cigarette. case 50 is, ineifect, pivoted tothe thickened portion I8.' and the free end thereofcan be lifted out of the shell to gain access to the cigarettes thereinat the open end of the case 60. Y

One wall of the cigarette case. continues into a flap 52, shown partlyin section in Fig. 11, which is releasably retained in a closedpositionby a snap fastener 63 for retaining the cigarette 64. inposition Within the case 30.

In other respects, the form of the invention shown in Figs. 11 and 12tlgsimilar to that shown in Figs. 1 to 5 and like reference numerals areused in the two forms of the invention to identify like parts.

vWhile the purses illustrated o-n the drawings are designed specificallyfor .containing coins, paper money and cigarettes, it is'appreciatedthat similar purses could be designed for enclosing in addition to coinsand paper money, such things as eyeglasses, travelling clocks, Watchesand other similar articles without departing from the intent and scopeof the present invention.

While I have illustratedand described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to thevprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modiiications coming within the scope of the invention asdeilned in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, andY desire tosecure by Unite States Letters Patent is:

1. A purse comprising a pair of rigid one-piece, like, open end,oppositely disposed shells, hinge means connecting said shells togetherto be pivoted to a closed position, a pocketbook for bills secured inone of said shells, said pocketbook opening toward said other shell andhaving a protective flap and a snap fastener to maintain the sameclosed, and a strip of materialA secured to the inner faces of saidrigid shells to seal the said open ends thereof when the purse isclosed.

2. A purse comprising a pair of rigid one-piece, like, open end,oppositely disposed shells, hinge means connecting said shells togetherto be piv oted to a closed position, a pocketbook for Vbills secured inoneof said shells, lsaid pocketbook opening toward, said other shell andhaving a protective iiap and a snap fastener to maintain the sameclosed, and an elongated strip of material secured to the inner facesofsaidrigid shells to seal the said open ends thereof when the purse isclosed, said strip of material being of a width ygreater' than the spacebetween the' shellsat their open ends when the shells are closed andhaving its longitudinal side edges secured to saidshells inwardr oftheir open ends'so ..0 that said strip of material Will assume a`curvature concentric with said hinge means when said shells are closed.

3. A purse comprising a pair of rigid one-piece, like, oppositelydisposed hollow shells, hinge means connecting said shells together tobe pivoted to a closed position, a pocket for bills secured in'one ofsaid shells, the edge thereof ad-q jacent the .other shell being leftfree to provide an opening through which coins can be inserted beneathsaid pocket, a cigarette case positioned in the other of said shells andhaving one end open to receive cigarettes, and a pair of tabs extendedlaterally from the closed end of said case and secured to the said othershell whereby said case may be pivoted at its open'end out of the saidother shell.

DAVID H. JUNE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the iile ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS France Aug. 10, 1936

